What should I do if my child has a poor appetite recently?

I believe that for parents with children, the most troublesome problem is their children's poor appetite and anorexia. How can parents help their babies have a good appetite during their growth and development period? Why do babies suffer from anorexia? Let’s take a look at this article.

Common causes include poor eating habits, infection, gastrointestinal diseases, metabolic and endocrine diseases, and nutritional disorders, including vitamin A and D poisoning, which has increased in recent years.

Pediatrics was formerly known as "dumb medicine", which means that children cannot tell where they feel uncomfortable, making it difficult for them to see a doctor. Traditional Chinese pediatrics places great emphasis on observation, especially on the complexion. Children with spleen deficiency have a bad complexion, which can be described as "dull complexion" or "sallow complexion".

Children often have spleen deficiency. Modern medicine also believes that children's digestive function is not fully developed, and the heavy burden of nutrient absorption leads to many children suffering from indigestion.

The child has a poor appetite and is picky about food. His height and weight are lower than others. He usually feels weak and often has loose stools with undigested food after eating too much. Moreover, the child has a dull complexion, sparse yellow hair, and palpation reveals loose muscles in the abdominal wall and upper arms. This is spleen deficiency, and the treatment is to strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, eliminate accumulation and promote digestion.

The prescription is: 12 grams of Prince ginseng, 9 grams of fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 15 grams of fried Coix seeds, 10 grams of charred hawthorn, 6 grams of costusroot, 6 grams of Alpinia oxyphylla, and 10 grams of roasted licorice. Take 6 doses, decocted in water.

Parents at home only need to ensure that their babies have a balanced diet every day. "Meat, vegetables, fish, eggs, fruits, and milk" are the best nutrition. But we eat less factory-produced food.

Anorexia is common among children, making feeding difficult. A bad complexion is often caused by anorexia. Traditional Chinese medicine is very good for treating anorexia.

Look at the child's tongue coating. If the tongue coating is thick, it is called spleen deficiency and dampness, and aromatic Chinese medicine for dehumidification should be used, such as Amomum villosum and Cardamom.

If the tongue coating is smooth or peeled like a map, it is called stomach yin deficiency, and Chinese medicine that nourishes yin and strengthens the spleen should be used, such as Dendrobium and Pseudostellaria.

If there is no change in the tongue coating and the appetite is poor, it is called spleen dysfunction and Chinese medicine that strengthens the spleen and aids function should be used, such as fried Atractylodes macrocephala and Polygonatum sibiricum with wine.

The above are methods that can improve children’s poor appetite. Parents must not be careless or think it’s troublesome and think that this is just a small problem. If the child is like this for a long time, it will cause malnutrition, developmental delay and other adverse phenomena. Therefore, parents should master the above methods, which can improve the baby's appetite and give the baby a good appetite.